Europeans Celebrate 'Tet': Our Up Close Experience of Vietnam's Oldest Festival

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Hey everyone! When we were living in Da Nang, we experienced something really special: "Tet", the Vietnamese New Year! In this video, we're showing you what it's like to experience the biggest and oldest festival in Vietnam. You'll see the city transform with decorations and lights, and feel the festive atmosphere all around us.
It's a different pace of life during Tet in Da Nang, and we're here to share these simple, everyday moments with you. It was a very unique time to be in the country. We hope you enjoy this laid-back look at life during Tet and are as moved by the dragons as we were.

Correction: 15:44 This particular dance is actually called a Lion Dance. The dance with one long dragon held and moved by multiple people also happened during this event, but we did not manage to film it because it happened so quickly.

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Video Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:58 What is Tet?
04:06 New year's eve
10:15 Fireworks in Da Nang
14:01 Our luxury hotel
15:05 Lion's dance
18:12 Goodbye Vietnam
19:30 in the next video
19:45 Special joke for vietnamese Viewers

Credit:
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Record of the Chinese lunisolar calendar for 1834, 1835, and 1836 during the Qing dynasty under the Daoguang Emperor's Reign (道光十四年，道光十五年，道光十六年)
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The Five Phases and Four Seasons of the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar, with English translation.
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The phases of the Moon as viewed looking southward from the Northern Hemisphere. Each phase would be rotated 180° if seen looking northward from the Southern Hemisphere.
Credit: Orion 8, CC BY-SA 3.0
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